Does anyone certain on how the oval floor pan plugs should be installed with the indention down in the floor pan hole or with the indention up?. Logically it looks like they should go down, but I am being told that they were installed up at the factory. On the internet I have seen both. thanks Pete

All original seam sealer that has been examined on original cars by us has been cream or white in color. All orignal cars that I have seen over the years have not had any paint on the plugs. Also know that the repro plugs do not have stamped numbers or dates on them. We deducted for some repro plugs in the "Legends" class at the Camaro Nationals last month.

Interesting take on the unpainted body plugs......I've seen several plugs through out the years on unrestored low mile cars with paint inc...blackout,primer,and some with body color...I feel it was a hit or miss item....Not something that had to be painted but often got hit somewhere along the line..WD-40 and a good bit of elbow grease will often uncover some interesting things under a old Camaro...

I have tried to upload a pic of a orig.68 Camaro floor pan plug that is painted along with the sealer but the site tells me to contact admininstator because upload limit has been reached or something like that.

I have observed on most original car that have been certified through the Vintage Camaro (survivor class at Carlisle) to have some degree of exterior color overspray on the underside floors pans. This overspray has been found on both the sealant and plugs. I have never seen primer on the plug or sealant just body color. Another item to note is that the adhesion property of the plated plugs is very poor and in many cases some of the paint has come off. Also the degree of body overspray on the floor boards themselve varies quite a bit, therefore varying the amount on the plugs/sealant. Remember this is not a black and white issue as I stated some cars will have alot of overspray and some may have very little if any left after 38 + years.

I will review my photo files and look for very clear examples, one that comes to mind is Don S.'s 69 HO Yenko. That car had an amazing underside, that was very well preserved and showed the overspray very well.